Chapter38:Flocked

"LittleXi,never,evergetclosetothetwinsoffate."ThiswasthefirsttimeYunXisawhischildhoodsweetheartlooksoserious.

"They’reathousandtimesmoredangerousthanMilei,El’Phyllis,andYeLi.Iftheytakeaninterestinyou,youwouldhaveamiserableend."

Ah?Aren’tyoubeingtoosensitive,HuaHuo?AndwhodidyouthinkIam?!

DoIlooklikeaguywhowouldgetintroublewiththepairoftwins...No,thismustbethestars’fault!Wuwu,Ididn’texpectthat!

"Theyarehere,sothissmallvillagewillgetintroublesoonafter."HuaHuosuspiciouslylookedatYunXi,whowasinatrancenow,andfeltthatsomethingwaswrong.

"Yeah,they’rereallysomebigtrouble."YunXismiledbitterly.Hehadnochoice,buttosufferinsilence.Hedidn’tdaretotellherthetruth.

Ifhischildhoodsweetheart,HuaHuo,wasasummerstorm,thenthepairoftwinwitches,WhiteLotusandRedLotus,wereapairofunexpectedcalamities!

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Thenextday,YunXigotupearlyandquicklyunderstoodwhatwasthetroubleHuaHuomeant.

Thesmallvillage’snarrowstreetwasfilledwithstrangecreatureswhichwereobviouslyfromothertowns.

Rhinoceroses,redhares,yellowclaws,flyinglightning,andunicorns.Usually,youwouldneverseesomanycursorialmounts,butnow,theywereeverywhere.

Therewereevensomerareflyingmountswhichyouwouldn’tseemanytimesinsuchacommonsmallvillage.

ThespecialtyoftheEasternGod’sDomains-theMannedRocbirds.

ThespecialtyoftheWesternGod’sDomains-thepowerfulandmagnificentGriffins.

YunXievensawintheair,aflyingcarriagewhichwaspulledbythreeflyinghorsesandshroudedbycloudsandmist...

Youngboyswearingvariouswell-craftedclotheswereseeminglyinhighandvigorousspirits.Theyexcitedlygatheredtogether,talkingwitheloquence.

Amongthem,manypeoplewerewearingwhitetwo-leavessword-shapedemblems,whichmeantthattheywere2nd-rankedswordsmen,thebestofthebest.

YunXievensawafewofthemwearingthree-leavessword-shapedemblems.Itmeantthattheywerestandingatthetopofmortalsandknownasmatchlessgeniuses.

Ofcourse,thesegeniusesweren’tthelocalpeopleofthesmallvillage.

Someofthemwerefromnearbytowns,andsomeofthemwerenoblesormenofgoodfamilies,ridingonrareflyingmountsandcomingfromthousandsofmilesaway.

Theswordsmenwhohadhadthree-leavesemblemswerecertainlycandidateswhowouldjointheSwordPalace.AndthegeniuseslikeHuaHuodidn’tevenneedtotaketheexam,theycouldjointheSwordPalacedirectly.

Theyoungboys,girls,andtheirservantsandrelativeswhocamefromfarawayareasmadethenarrowroadofthesmallvillagemorecrowded,andtheywerehereforonlyonereason.

Thecomingofthetwinwitches,thefuturemastersofWhiteLotusSwordDomain-RedLotusandWhiteLotus.

Ifitwasacommonadmission,itwouldn’tdrawsomanypeople’sattention.Theonlyreasonitarousedsuchastormwastheappearanceofthetwinwitches.

Thecloudswererollingonwithfullforce.Perhapsthiswasthebestdescriptionofthisscene.

"Dong!Dong!"AttheentranceofYunXi’sbakeshop,itwasringingwithhastyknockingsounds.

YunXiwentdownthestairsandopenedthedoor,seeingacrowdoftravel-stainedservants.

"Hey,youngmaster,doyouwanttosellyourhouse?I’mfromXiyuanvillageandtherepresentativeofChildeLing,Iwanttobuyyourhouseattentimestheprice!"

"Wait,I’mfromDonghevillage.ChildeXiao.Icanpayfifteentimestheprice!"

"Thirtytimestheprice!We,fromYunHeCity,wantyourhouse!"

YunXilookedattheservantsgatheringtogetherinfrontofhisshop’sdoorandfeltflabbergasted.Sincewhendidthehousesofthissmallvillagebecomesoexpensive?

Helookedcarefully.Itwasn’tonlyhisbakeshop.Therewerealsomanyservantsgatheringtogetherinfrontoftheothershops;nearlyalltheshopsonthestreet.

"Sorry,butIwon’tsellmyshop.Temporarilyclosed."YunXicouldn’tbearthenoiseanddirectlyclosedthedoor.Afterthinkingforawhile,hepostedapaperonthedoor,whichwaswritten-"Myshopwillbetemporarilyclosed,andit’sNOTforsale".

"Thetwinwitchesarehere.Itmeansthatthesmallvillagewillbeintroublesoonafter."YunXifinallyunderstoodthewordshischildhoodsweethearttoldhim.

ThefuturemastersofWhiteLotusSwordDomain,thetwinwitches,weremorevaluedthanhisimagination.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袦)

WhiteLotuswasaprincess,butshehadahigherstatusthanrealprincesses.

Theywerecursedanddoomedtwins,whobecameunmatchedHeroRankedswordmaidensattheageof14.

ItwaslikeHuaHuohadsaid.AsamanwhowaslovedandwasconfessedtobytheWhiteLotusHolyVirgin,hewasinabigtrouble!

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Outsidethesmallvillage,attheriversidecamp,thetwinwitcheswerethere.

Rarerflyingmountswereflyingfromfarawayplacesandlandingbesidetheriver;theywereplacedintheopenspace.

Moreyoungtalentswhohadfamilybackgroundsandstrengthwereledbytheirelderfamilymembers,waitingtobesummonedbythelegendarytwinwitches.

"Whatabother.Fortunately,WhiteLotushadgonetobed.Otherwise,theirdirtyeyeswouldmakeherhaveanightmare."Sittingontheholychair,asWhiteLotusimpatientlyreceivedoneafteranothersocalled’youngtalents’,shegrumbledtohermaidservant.

"QiuLan,whyshouldIwastemylifeonthiskindofmeaninglessthings?"

"LadyRedLotus,pleaseloweryourvoice.ThenumberoneheirofYunHeCityiswaitingforyou."Thebeautifulmaidservant,whowasnamedQiuLan,smiledandcoveredhersmallmouth.

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Twentymetresawayfromtheholychair,ChildeYunHehalfkneeledonthegroundandheardadifferentvoice.

"Notbad.Ihopeyoucankeeptryingtotakepartintheexam."

"Yes!"AfterobtainingRedLotus’srecognition,ChildeYunHevigorouslypattedhischestandlookedprettyexcited.

Thiswasarecognitionfromoneofthetwinwitches,whichwasequaltotherecognitionoftheSkySwordGod’sDomainitself.

Whydidn’thehesitatetocatchachillinthenight,butstillrushedtoherebyridingonhisfamily’sflyinghorse?Undoubtedly,itwasforthesakeofthisopportunity!

TherewerealsoexamsoftheSwordPalaceinotherplaces,buttheseexamswerepresidedbycommoninstructors.Howcouldtheydeservetobecomparedwiththeexamwhichwaspresidedoverbythetwinwitches?

TakingpartintheexamswhichwerepresidedoverbythetwinwitcheswasequaltogettingtheopportunitytohaveadirectlinkwiththefuturemastersofWhiteLotusSwordDomain!

Hewasn’ttheonlyonewhothoughtso.Hebelievedthateverymanofeverygoodfamilywhotooktheexamwasthinkingso.

Astheoldsayingwent,"Thenearwaterbalconygetsamonthfirst".Hecouldcomesofastbecausetheremotesmallvillagewasn’ttoofarawayfromYunHeCity.Afterheheardthenewsthattheywerehere,hewasthefirstmanofatop-levelfamilytoarrivehere.

Conceivably,afterthisnewsspreadaround,thenextseveraldays,moreandmoreyounggeniuseswhoseagewasbetween16and18wouldusevariousmethodstocomehere.

Thissmallvillagewasdoomedtobethecenterofattention.

Thetwinwitchesweresuchtwomysticandspecialpresences.TheywereworthallthemenofgoodfamiliesinWhiteLotusSwordDomainpayingattentiontothem.

TheireverymovementwouldaffectthewholeWhiteLotusSwordDomain’ssituation.

Duetothemcoming,evensuchasmallbordervillage,whichwascarelesslymarkedonthemap,becamethefocusofeverynoblefamily’seyes.